16. Income Taxes

The income tax rate for the nine months ended
June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 were 38.3% and 39.5%, respectively. The effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal
statuary rate primarily due to state taxes, extraordinary gains, and certain non-deductible expenses. As of June 30, 2018, and
June 30, 2017 the Company had no uncertain tax positions. The Company is subject to taxation and files income tax returns in the
U.S., and various state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to audit for U.S. purposes for the current and prior three years;
and for state purposes the current and prior four years. The Company has net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $29.5
million for U.S. income tax purposes, these net operating loss carryforwards are subject to IRC Section 382 limitations and can
be carried forward indefinitely.

During the first quarter, the Company revised
its estimated annual effective rate to reflect a change in the federal statutory rate from 34% to 21%, resulting from legislation
that was enacted on December 22, 2017. The rate change is administratively effective as of January 1, 2018, which requires the
Company to use a blended rate for the annual period. As a result, the blended federal statutory rate for the year is 24.53%. In
addition, we recognized a tax expense in our tax provision for the period related to adjusting our deferred tax balance to reflect
the new corporate tax rate. As a result, income tax expense reported for the six months was adjusted to reflect the effects of
the change in tax law and resulted in an increase in income tax expense of approximately $2.3 million for the nine-month period
ended June 30, 2018.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.